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T-Rob, Jeff Withey lead KU against Long Beach State

1. Thomas Robinson: Scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and picked up 11 rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal. They gave him the outside shot and he hit it. Made his first eight field-goal attempts. Cooled down in the second half.

2. Jeff Withey: Toughed his way to 13 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots, a near triple-double. His shot-blocking impacts the game greatly.

3. Conner Teahan: Scored 12 of his 14 points in the first 10:27 of the game, but did plenty else the rest of the way. Had two huge offensive boards on the same possession with less than three minutes left.

4. Tyshawn Taylor: Suffered a knee injury in practice Monday and came off the bench to play 34 minutes with a sleeve over a knee brace. Had four of his five turnovers and none of his four assists in a rough second half.

Comments

WIthey should easily get the 1 spot. One blocked shot from a triple double. Love how much he has improved his game.

Think Relaford needs to step up and be our leader out on the perimeter. He's got the most stable mind set amongst the guards. EJ and Taylor are not leaders...and really need leadership in someone in order to showcase their talents.

Guards need to play smarter and mitigate the turnovers. Kraft will eat Taylor's lunch on Saturday if he doesn't get his stuff together. Let's get those buckeyes on Saturday !!!

You are frustrated. What about Bill Self. Tyshawn doesn't even look as though he is with the program. The guard play was just that, guard play. This is no doubt the worst guard play of any big 12 team. Forget about winning the conference. KU plays only a half in any given game situation. Way too many turnovers.

I'd rather see Travis start taking more shots, even a few bad ones, than just dribbling side to side and passing the ball off to someone on the perimeter. We already know scoring is an issue with this team and he needs to contribute to take the pressure off the others. The quick hook of last year is probably still spooking him, but he needs to put the ball on the deck more and drive.

Nice game by TRob who was on fire, Withey is becoming the center we need, and Teahan as the threat for 3. It still is going to take 5 guys to be a team But it is early in the season yet and I have faith in HCBS.
ps Surprised that I dont see any CT bashers after this game..humm....probably in the cellar trolling......

Withey was our best player last night. He was a force especially on D. His presence in the paint saved use many points. It is great to see development in his game and he is getting confident. He was last night's Hawk to Rock. Great Job Big Fella.

It's gonna take some stat scouring for me to decide between Withey and Robinson.

Withey's 13-13-9 is impressive. 83% FT and only 2 fouls helps his case too, but he did have 4 turnovers to Rob's 3.

Robinson's 26-11-1, also very impressive. Only 60% FT but the fact that he only had 1 of KU's 25 fouls is mind boggling. His outside shooting was game altering. Add 3 assists and a steal and he might have clipped Withey with his all-court impact.

Not only where these guys the best two ballers last night, they are also easily the most improved players on the team this year.

TT11, you're killing me man! The lazy passing needs to go away. There is just no excuse for it. You have incredible skill but you are way to fancy. Watch film of Missouri. Watch a LOT of film on Missouri. These guys are going take your milk money because they are crisp, quick, smart and determined. They literally have the eye of the tiger. You need to find it, somewhere.

EJ, perhaps you shouldn't listen to TT11 at all anymore. Just listen to coach and play your game. And stop wearing Sex Panther by Odion. It's not helping your game.

I didn't realized TRob only had 1 foul. At times he backed off on D when they got the ball inside and gave up uncontested layups. He's still a stud, but I'd give the top spot to Withey because had more effect on defense.

If Tharp can't develop (enough in practice to play on the big court), then we are going to be in trouble. To a lesser extent, the same thing goes for Young (& Wesley?). TT & TR are playing way too many minutes early (in the game and season) to be completely effective late (in the game and season).

Top two could have gone either way. TRob and Withey were the "men" against LBSU.

However, there were a few, IMHO, who deserved negative points. I mean, if this is a tally sheet for the entire season, and a player's performance is atrocious, maybe they should have points taken away.